Software Engineering Jobs in Cheshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 3 months to 28 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Software Engineering North West / Cheshire
Location	3 months to 28 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	55	46	72
Rank change year-on-year	-9	+26
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering	65	39	51
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheshire	4.48%	4.11%	3.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	5.09%	4.81%	3.32%
Number of salaries quoted	47	30	42
Median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,150	£21,925	£32,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£52,500	£63,600	£48,750
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£45,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-5.55%	+12.50%

Software Engineering is in the process and methodology skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for process and methodology skills.

Process & Methodology Skills Cheshire
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process and methodology skills	1278	811	1537
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Cheshire	88.14%	85.46%	90.73%
Number of salaries quoted	3355	2561	4970
Median salary	£42,500	£37,500	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+13.33%	-6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than	£27,500	£22,500	£26,250
10% offered a salary of more than	£62,500	£61,250	£59,500
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£43,000
% change year-on-year	-	+4.65%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Cheshire

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Cheshire

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineering in Cheshire.

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Cheshire

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Software Engineering in Cheshire over the 3 months to 28 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Cheshire

Software Engineering
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 28 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Knutsford	-10	31	£46,250	-22.91%	4
Crewe	-	8	£40,000	-	1
Wilmslow	-7	7	£50,000	-	2
Chester	+5	5	£43,500	-3.33%	4
Warrington	-26	4	£36,250	-23.68%
Macclesfield	-	4	£33,750	-	1
Runcorn	-6	3	£35,000	+84.21%
Software Engineering North West

Software Engineering
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 28 June 2017, IT jobs citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Cheshire region with a requirement for Software Engineering.

1	63 (60.00%)	Java
2	56 (53.33%)	Agile Software Development
3	41 (39.05%)	JavaScript
4	40 (38.10%)	HTML
4	40 (38.10%)	Finance
5	39 (37.14%)	MVC
5	39 (37.14%)	C#
6	37 (35.24%)	.NET
7	36 (34.29%)	SQL
8	34 (32.38%)	CSS
8	34 (32.38%)	Web Services
9	32 (30.48%)	SDLC
10	31 (29.52%)	OO
11	30 (28.57%)	Linux
11	30 (28.57%)	TDD

12	28 (26.67%)	Degree
12	28 (26.67%)	ASP.NET
13	26 (24.76%)	Windows
13	26 (24.76%)	ASP.NET Web API
14	25 (23.81%)	REST
15	24 (22.86%)	Banking
16	23 (21.90%)	.NET Framework
16	23 (21.90%)	Test Automation
17	22 (20.95%)	Waterfall
17	22 (20.95%)	Entity Framework
17	22 (20.95%)	Oracle
17	22 (20.95%)	HTTP
18	21 (20.00%)	Spring
19	20 (19.05%)	SQL Server
19	20 (19.05%)	ASP.NET MVC

Software Engineering
Co-occurring IT Skills in Cheshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	6 (5.71%)	Confluence
2	4 (3.81%)	WebSphere
3	3 (2.86%)	OpenStack
3	3 (2.86%)	Oracle SOA Suite
4	2 (1.90%)	Adobe Experience Manager
4	2 (1.90%)	CICS
4	2 (1.90%)	ColdFusion
4	2 (1.90%)	JBoss
4	2 (1.90%)	WebLogic
5	1 (0.95%)	IIS
5	1 (0.95%)	OpenROAD

Business Applications
1	2 (1.90%)	BASE24

Cloud Services
1	4 (3.81%)	Amazon AWS
2	3 (2.86%)	OpenShift
2	3 (2.86%)	SaaS
3	2 (1.90%)	Microsoft Azure
4	1 (0.95%)	Cloud Computing
4	1 (0.95%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	22 (20.95%)	HTTP
2	6 (5.71%)	Bluetooth
2	6 (5.71%)	DVB
2	6 (5.71%)	GPRS
2	6 (5.71%)	GSM
2	6 (5.71%)	NFC
2	6 (5.71%)	UMTS
2	6 (5.71%)	VoIP
2	6 (5.71%)	Wi-Fi
2	6 (5.71%)	WLAN
3	4 (3.81%)	Internet
3	4 (3.81%)	LDAP
4	1 (0.95%)	Firewall
4	1 (0.95%)	LAN
4	1 (0.95%)	TCP/IP
4	1 (0.95%)	VXLAN
4	1 (0.95%)	WAN

Database & Business Intelligence
1	20 (19.05%)	SQL Server
2	16 (15.24%)	MySQL
3	15 (14.29%)	NoSQL
4	7 (6.67%)	DB2
5	5 (4.76%)	Oracle Database
6	3 (2.86%)	MongoDB
6	3 (2.86%)	Oracle Database 11g
6	3 (2.86%)	PostgreSQL
6	3 (2.86%)	Relational Database
6	3 (2.86%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
6	3 (2.86%)	SQL Server Integration Services
6	3 (2.86%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
7	2 (1.90%)	IMS/DB
8	1 (0.95%)	Ingres
8	1 (0.95%)	MariaDB
8	1 (0.95%)	Oracle Reports
8	1 (0.95%)	SQL Server 2008
8	1 (0.95%)	SQL Server 2012

Development Applications
1	18 (17.14%)	Git (software)
2	10 (9.52%)	Subversion
3	9 (8.57%)	SonarQube
4	7 (6.67%)	Jenkins
4	7 (6.67%)	JIRA
5	6 (5.71%)	JUnit
6	5 (4.76%)	Gradle
6	5 (4.76%)	Team Foundation Server
7	4 (3.81%)	Jasmine
7	4 (3.81%)	Selenium
8	3 (2.86%)	Oracle APEX
8	3 (2.86%)	Visual Studio
9	2 (1.90%)	Bitbucket
9	2 (1.90%)	ClearCase
9	2 (1.90%)	Grunt
9	2 (1.90%)	gulp
9	2 (1.90%)	Sonatype Nexus
9	2 (1.90%)	webpack
10	1 (0.95%)	Babel
10	1 (0.95%)	PhantomJS

General
1	40 (38.10%)	Finance
2	24 (22.86%)	Banking
3	11 (10.48%)	Investment Banking
4	6 (5.71%)	Automotive
4	6 (5.71%)	Multimedia
5	5 (4.76%)	Advertising
6	3 (2.86%)	Corporate Banking
6	3 (2.86%)	Financial Institution
7	2 (1.90%)	Manufacturing
7	2 (1.90%)	Pharmaceutical
8	1 (0.95%)	Electronics
8	1 (0.95%)	Games
8	1 (0.95%)	Law
8	1 (0.95%)	Marketing

Job Titles
1	51 (48.57%)	Software Engineer
2	46 (43.81%)	Developer
3	20 (19.05%)	Java Developer
4	19 (18.10%)	C# Software Engineer
5	15 (14.29%)	Senior Software Engineer
6	13 (12.38%)	Software Developer
7	11 (10.48%)	Senior Developer
8	9 (8.57%)	Senior C# Software Engineer
9	7 (6.67%)	PHP Developer
10	6 (5.71%)	.NET Developer
10	6 (5.71%)	.NET Software Engineer
10	6 (5.71%)	C# .NET Developer
10	6 (5.71%)	C# Developer
10	6 (5.71%)	Senior Java Developer
11	5 (4.76%)	Java Engineer
11	5 (4.76%)	Java Software Developer
11	5 (4.76%)	Java Software Engineer
11	5 (4.76%)	Web Developer
12	4 (3.81%)	ASP.NET MVC Developer
12	4 (3.81%)	PHP Web Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	40 (38.10%)	HTML
2	37 (35.24%)	.NET
3	34 (32.38%)	CSS
3	34 (32.38%)	Web Services
4	28 (26.67%)	ASP.NET
5	26 (24.76%)	ASP.NET Web API
6	25 (23.81%)	REST
7	23 (21.90%)	.NET Framework
8	22 (20.95%)	Entity Framework
9	21 (20.00%)	Spring
10	20 (19.05%)	ASP.NET MVC
11	19 (18.10%)	Java EE
11	19 (18.10%)	SOAP
12	18 (17.14%)	Hibernate
13	15 (14.29%)	Node.js
13	15 (14.29%)	XML
14	14 (13.33%)	JSON
15	11 (10.48%)	AngularJS
15	11 (10.48%)	Middleware
16	9 (8.57%)	jQuery

Miscellaneous
1	11 (10.48%)	Management Information System
2	8 (7.62%)	Computer Science
3	7 (6.67%)	Greenfield Project
4	6 (5.71%)	Device Driver
4	6 (5.71%)	iPhone
4	6 (5.71%)	MPEG
4	6 (5.71%)	Smartphone
5	5 (4.76%)	Analytical Skills
6	4 (3.81%)	Algorithms
6	4 (3.81%)	Linux Command Line
6	4 (3.81%)	Mainframe
6	4 (3.81%)	User Experience
7	3 (2.86%)	Mobile App
7	3 (2.86%)	N-Tier
7	3 (2.86%)	Robotics
7	3 (2.86%)	Social Media
8	2 (1.90%)	IBM Mainframe
8	2 (1.90%)	IVR
8	2 (1.90%)	Mobile Banking
8	2 (1.90%)	PMI

Operating Systems
1	30 (28.57%)	Linux
2	26 (24.76%)	Windows
3	12 (11.43%)	Android
3	12 (11.43%)	Unix
4	7 (6.67%)	Embedded Linux
4	7 (6.67%)	Mac OS
4	7 (6.67%)	Windows 7
4	7 (6.67%)	Windows 8
5	6 (5.71%)	Nucleus RTOS
5	6 (5.71%)	Windows Mobile
6	4 (3.81%)	Apple iOS
7	1 (0.95%)	AIX
7	1 (0.95%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7	1 (0.95%)	Windows Embedded Compact
7	1 (0.95%)	Windows Phone
7	1 (0.95%)	Windows Phone 8

Processes & Methodologies
1	56 (53.33%)	Agile Software Development
2	39 (37.14%)	MVC
3	32 (30.48%)	SDLC
4	31 (29.52%)	OO
5	30 (28.57%)	TDD
6	23 (21.90%)	Test Automation
7	22 (20.95%)	Waterfall
8	19 (18.10%)	Risk Management
9	17 (16.19%)	SOA
10	14 (13.33%)	Multithreaded Programming
10	14 (13.33%)	Multithreading
11	12 (11.43%)	Scrum
12	11 (10.48%)	Project Management
12	11 (10.48%)	Stakeholder Management
13	10 (9.52%)	BDD
13	10 (9.52%)	Mentoring
13	10 (9.52%)	OOP
14	9 (8.57%)	Continuous Improvement
14	9 (8.57%)	Continuous Integration
14	9 (8.57%)	Web Development

Programming Languages
1	63 (60.00%)	Java
2	41 (39.05%)	JavaScript
3	39 (37.14%)	C#
4	36 (34.29%)	SQL
5	20 (19.05%)	TypeScript
6	16 (15.24%)	PHP
7	13 (12.38%)	C++
8	10 (9.52%)	PL/SQL
9	9 (8.57%)	C
9	9 (8.57%)	Python
10	8 (7.62%)	T-SQL
11	6 (5.71%)	Shell Script
12	4 (3.81%)	VB.NET
13	3 (2.86%)	ActionScript
13	3 (2.86%)	XPath
13	3 (2.86%)	XQuery
14	2 (1.90%)	COBOL
15	1 (0.95%)	Delphi
15	1 (0.95%)	Perl
15	1 (0.95%)	VC++

Qualifications
1	28 (26.67%)	Degree
2	5 (4.76%)	Sun Certification
3	4 (3.81%)	PMI Certification
4	2 (1.90%)	CAPM
4	2 (1.90%)	HND
5	1 (0.95%)	Computer Science Degree
5	1 (0.95%)	MCAD
5	1 (0.95%)	MCPD
5	1 (0.95%)	Microsoft Certification
5	1 (0.95%)	OCP
5	1 (0.95%)	Oracle Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	1 (0.95%)	QA
1	1 (0.95%)	WCAG

System Software
1	3 (2.86%)	Docker

Systems Management
1	4 (3.81%)	Nagios
2	3 (2.86%)	Opscode Chef
3	1 (0.95%)	Kubernetes

Vendors
1	22 (20.95%)	Oracle
2	9 (8.57%)	Microsoft
3	6 (5.71%)	Intel
3	6 (5.71%)	Symbian
4	5 (4.76%)	Sun
4	5 (4.76%)	Zend
5	4 (3.81%)	Atlassian
5	4 (3.81%)	CA Agile Central
6	3 (2.86%)	Chordiant
6	3 (2.86%)	Google
6	3 (2.86%)	IBM
6	3 (2.86%)	Teradata
7	2 (1.90%)	Adobe
8	1 (0.95%)	Apigee
8	1 (0.95%)	Freescale
8	1 (0.95%)	IBM Sterling
8	1 (0.95%)	MuleSoft
8	1 (0.95%)	Red Hat
8	1 (0.95%)	Telerik
8	1 (0.95%)	Xamarin